Angola
2026
STATUSAbolitionist
EXECUTIONS 20260
SENTENCES0
- GOVERNMENT
- republic; multiparty presidential regime
- CONSTITUTION
- adopted by the National Assembly on February 5, 2010
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- legal civil system based on Portuguese law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, National Assembly (Assembleia Nacional)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Constitutional Court, Supreme Court, Court for Hearings, and Military Supreme Court. All judges are appointed by the President
RELIGIONS
Roman Catholics 41.1%, Protestants 38.1%, others 8.6%
From the country
- APRIL 21, 2004AngolaDEATH PENALTY
Angola was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Angola was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 11, 2004AngolaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution approved in 1992 abolished the death penalty.
The Constitution approved in 1992 abolished the death penalty.